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he ang ed british leaders last week when he questioned the country's readiness for the olympics. >>> reports say former president bill clinton will deliver the keynote address at the democratic national convention in september and set to formally nominate president obama for a second determine. democrats are holding the convention in charlotte, north carolina. the president is attended a fundraiser in new york. >>> new york fifth grader getting national attention before his school banned him from giving a speech about same-sex marriage. he wrote that speech two months ago his principal in queens decided the topic was inappropriate. when a video of cam ro reading the speech went viral on the internet the school allowed him to give the speech at a special assembly. >> the original message was that no matter what orientation you are, you should be treated the same way as a straight person. >> a special honor for cameron when city officials heard about the story they invited him to deliver that speech to the new york city council. >> hopefully that made up for that trouble. >> kudos. >>>
he ang ed british leaders last week when he questioned the country's readiness for the olympics. >>> reports say former president bill clinton will deliver the keynote address at the democratic national convention in september and set to formally nominate president obama for a second determine. democrats are holding the convention in charlotte, north carolina. the president is attended a fundraiser in new york. >>> new york fifth grader getting national attention before his...
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the first dead bat turned up last week. the second was found tuesday floating in a woman's swimming pool. no human contact, but the woman's dog has been quarantined. two other rabid bats were found earlier this year. >>> president obama and his presumed challenger mitt romney are both weighing in on what today's jobs report means for america. employers added 163,000 jobs in july, the most since february. the labor department was only expecting between 90 and 100,000. the unemployment rate went up to 8.3%. from the capital, president obama says the report shows slow but steady growth. romney says it is not enough. >> those are our neighbors and family members finding work and the security that comes with work. but, let's acknowledge, we've still got too many folks out there looking for work. >> another hammer blow to the struggling middle class of america. the president has not had policies that put american families back to work put them in place and get america working again, >> high unemployment could hurt president obama
the first dead bat turned up last week. the second was found tuesday floating in a woman's swimming pool. no human contact, but the woman's dog has been quarantined. two other rabid bats were found earlier this year. >>> president obama and his presumed challenger mitt romney are both weighing in on what today's jobs report means for america. employers added 163,000 jobs in july, the most since february. the labor department was only expecting between 90 and 100,000. the unemployment...
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obama five point as head. courting seniors in florida over the weekend the president blasted the romney medicare plan. >> the president: here's the bottom line, their plan bankrupts medicare, our plan strengthens medicare. >> reporter: romney used the disappointing august job numbers, to rip president obama's record. >> it is a jobless recovery. if it is a recover. it didn't look like a recover. >> reporter: the obama campaign hit back with vice president biden in ohio attacking romney's economic plan. >> folks, we've seen this movie before, we know how it ends in catastrophe for the middle class. >> reporter: health care debated romney raising eyebrows for months he said he would repeal the president's health care law. >> i'm not getting rid of all of health care reform, there are a number of things that i like this health care reform that i'm going to put in place, those with preexisting conditions with get coverage. >> reporter: today romney heads to ohio no republican has ever won the white house without w
obama five point as head. courting seniors in florida over the weekend the president blasted the romney medicare plan. >> the president: here's the bottom line, their plan bankrupts medicare, our plan strengthens medicare. >> reporter: romney used the disappointing august job numbers, to rip president obama's record. >> it is a jobless recovery. if it is a recover. it didn't look like a recover. >> reporter: the obama campaign hit back with vice president biden in ohio...
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failed to do last week. >> reporter: with the race still tight both president obama and mitt romney watched closely. >> the president: i thought joe biden was terrific. i could not be prouder of him. >> reporter: they even shared a few laughs with >> i think the vice president knows that sometimes the words don't come out of your mouth the right way. [ laughing ] >> but i always say what i mean. >> reporter: that got a lot of laughs. the next big debate is next tuesday when president obama and mitt romney go head-to-head for their second debate that will take place in new york. brandi hitt, abc7 news. >>> that second debate next week is at hofstra in new york in a town hall meeting format, abc 7 will carry it live tuesday night starting at 6 p.m.. >>> a's fans are thanking their team for a fantastic season, one that halls come to an end but not for lack of trying. the team could not manage one more win to advance in the playoffs. the tigers dominated the a's last night in the final game of their series shutting them out 6-0. fans say it was a great ride and in losing gave their team
failed to do last week. >> reporter: with the race still tight both president obama and mitt romney watched closely. >> the president: i thought joe biden was terrific. i could not be prouder of him. >> reporter: they even shared a few laughs with >> i think the vice president knows that sometimes the words don't come out of your mouth the right way. [ laughing ] >> but i always say what i mean. >> reporter: that got a lot of laughs. the next big debate is...
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over three weeks until election day new poll shows president obama and mitt romney are nearly dead even that means the stakes are high in tomorrow night's second of three debates. the stage is being set at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. you can see crews getting the stage ready. the debate will be a town hall format. topics include foreign and domestic policy. undecided voters will be asking the questions. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney are preparing for round two, tomorrow night's second debate with polls showing a tight race both know the stakes are enormous. according to a new poll out this morning, president obama leads mitt romney 49-46% among likely voters many end couraging news for romney, 59% of his supporters say they are strongly enthusiastic about him, compared to 55% of the president's supporters. he mr. obama the weekend in virginia getting ready. >> -- >> it is going great. >> reporter: democrats admit president obama's lackluster performance during the first debate was damaging. they say the president will be more aggressive this time. >> i thin
over three weeks until election day new poll shows president obama and mitt romney are nearly dead even that means the stakes are high in tomorrow night's second of three debates. the stage is being set at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. you can see crews getting the stage ready. the debate will be a town hall format. topics include foreign and domestic policy. undecided voters will be asking the questions. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney are preparing for round...
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sandy has already proven deadly killing at least 67 in the caribbean last week, 51 of those people in haiti. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> 4:50. president obama is returning to washington earlier than planned today to oversee emergency operations in response to hurricane san ditch the president jammed plans for three vents in three states after visiting fema headquarters yesterday. fema workers -- will run the nerve center that coordinates the government's response to the storm mr. obama reminded people to follow instructions of local officials before he cancelled a scheduled appears in florida. hurricane sandy forced mitt romney to change his plans for the second time in the last few days. romney campaigned in the state of ohio yesterday instead of virginia as planned. his campaign cancelled appearance for tomorrow in new hampshire. romney telling supporters one stop in ohio, our throughouts and prayers where the -- our thoughts and prayers are with the people who are in harm's way. >>> many fans watching on a jumbotron. thousands watched the world series with other giants' fans and
sandy has already proven deadly killing at least 67 in the caribbean last week, 51 of those people in haiti. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> 4:50. president obama is returning to washington earlier than planned today to oversee emergency operations in response to hurricane san ditch the president jammed plans for three vents in three states after visiting fema headquarters yesterday. fema workers -- will run the nerve center that coordinates the government's response to the storm mr....
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and the president was in redwood city last week to boost his campaign fund, tuesday, mitt romney was in hillsborough. >> and the phrase get, the west contra costa school district is paid in full. in is 991 the first district to be taken over the state before nearly going bankrupt. and we're live many believe the first in the nation, back then, it was called richmond school district. and there and no one heard of a school district having a budget deficit. >> free and clear. the unified school district made last statement to the state in these 21 years this, means the district will now have an extra $1.4 kblinl a year. >> and this will be making cut backs we otherwise would have made. a number of teachers gore to have jobs and class sizes owe wo have been larger. >> here is how the district got into trouble in the first place. >> we had more obligations. >> the situation was so bad, the district skb schools planned to close. that is when parents led by tom sued california. >> we prevailed. state was ordered to open schools back up and complete the school year. >> and california had to
and the president was in redwood city last week to boost his campaign fund, tuesday, mitt romney was in hillsborough. >> and the phrase get, the west contra costa school district is paid in full. in is 991 the first district to be taken over the state before nearly going bankrupt. and we're live many believe the first in the nation, back then, it was called richmond school district. and there and no one heard of a school district having a budget deficit. >> free and clear. the...
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well, that lasted less than a week. the presidential race has taken a nasty turn. republican mitt romney lashed out against president obama. >> this is what an angry and desperate presidency looks like. >> reporter: telling voters in ohio, that mr. obama's campaign tactics have taken the presidency to a new low. >> mr. president, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to chicago. and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting america. >> reporter: the obama campaign shot back, saying that romney seemed unhinged. it was this remark by vice president joe biden to a heavily-black audience to virginia, that set romney off. >> he's going to let the big banks, once again, write their own rules. unchain wall street. they're going to put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: the vice president's defenders noted that although back in chains was inartfully phrased, republicans have used a similar metaphor about unshackling the private sector. but this wasn't the only elbow thrown by the obama campaign. the president made reference to the story about romney strapp
well, that lasted less than a week. the presidential race has taken a nasty turn. republican mitt romney lashed out against president obama. >> this is what an angry and desperate presidency looks like. >> reporter: telling voters in ohio, that mr. obama's campaign tactics have taken the presidency to a new low. >> mr. president, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to chicago. and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting america. >> reporter: the...
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in the coming weeks the candidates will be focusing on the key battlegrounds states. >> president obama kicked offa a two-day florida bus tour in september noel. -- seminole. the president is trying to convince voters to stay the course, saying the election is between two different visions for the country, and reiterated a message that he need four more years to fix the problems accumulated over decades. >> when poo our opponent says this nation is in decline, they're dead wrong. >> after spending the week preparing for the debate, mitt romney was back on the campaign trail in virginia beach. he used in friday's johns report to criticize the leadership. >> this is note kind of news the american people are hoping for and deserve. i'm here to tell you things are about to get a lot better. but that's going to require you doing something important and that's electing me the next president of the united states. >> vice-president joe biden was in another key battle groundstate, ohio, attacking the republicans on medicare. paul ryan attended fundraisers in california before heading to oregon t
in the coming weeks the candidates will be focusing on the key battlegrounds states. >> president obama kicked offa a two-day florida bus tour in september noel. -- seminole. the president is trying to convince voters to stay the course, saying the election is between two different visions for the country, and reiterated a message that he need four more years to fix the problems accumulated over decades. >> when poo our opponent says this nation is in decline, they're dead wrong....
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. >> and president obama didn't go unscathed this week. the romney campaign pouncing on a statement he made, that you can't fix washington from the inside. how much traction is that going to get in. >> the univision did provide a couple of key opportunities for the romney campaign. that's one. if president obama has failed to change the tone in washington, give us a chance. what would you do differently? that created a real opening for that debate. but they needed to seize it with positive, proactive plans. >> a very close race ahead. john, thanks for coming on. >>> be sure to watch abc's "this week" tomorrow, when george talks to david axelrod, and ryan priebus. >>> let's check the headlines with ron claiborne. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with backlash in libya, after the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. thousands of libyan protesters stormed the headquarters in benghazi, including the group suspected in the attack on the u.s. consulate. the compound was set on fire by angry protesters. and th
. >> and president obama didn't go unscathed this week. the romney campaign pouncing on a statement he made, that you can't fix washington from the inside. how much traction is that going to get in. >> the univision did provide a couple of key opportunities for the romney campaign. that's one. if president obama has failed to change the tone in washington, give us a chance. what would you do differently? that created a real opening for that debate. but they needed to seize it with...
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spots like these, featuring first lady michelle obama. and clint eastwood. tonight, mitt romney and president obama will have events at just about the same time in ohio, a state that's increasingly looking like it will decide the election. rob and paula? >> the buckeye state, tahman, bradley. >> good to see clint talking to a camera and not a chair. >>> more political news. two threatened october surprises turned out to be much ado about absolutely nothing. donald trump did not spring any big news about president obama yesterday. instead, the notorious self-promoter said he would give $5 million to the president's favorite charity if the president released his college and passport records. on top of that, attorney gloria allred was in a massachusetts court trying to unseal testimony that mitt romney gave in a divorce case involving the founder of staples. a judge postponed a decision. >>> a tunisian man believed to be linked to the deadly september 11th attack on the consulate in libya has been arrested on charges. an attorney denies his client was involved
spots like these, featuring first lady michelle obama. and clint eastwood. tonight, mitt romney and president obama will have events at just about the same time in ohio, a state that's increasingly looking like it will decide the election. rob and paula? >> the buckeye state, tahman, bradley. >> good to see clint talking to a camera and not a chair. >>> more political news. two threatened october surprises turned out to be much ado about absolutely nothing. donald trump did...
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president obama and house speaker boehner are going on with negotiations. >> we had another week of massive trash-talking, are we closer or further away from getting a deal? >> they're not really talking right now. that's what's most incredible. there were speeches all week long. lot of ads on television. less than an hour of negotiations. one-hour phone call between to president obama and house speaker boehner. democrats say they're not going to move until the republicans say they're going to be for higher tax rates on the wealthy. and spending cuts. republicans aren't going to come forward until the democrats say more about how they want to cut spending. right now, we're stuck. now, it could be the well that is getting poisoned right now, as positions are going to harden with all of these negotiations they sometimes with most fire before they break. the debt limit, president obama said that he's not going to negotiate at all over the debt limit. i don't know how you can get that resolved by december 31st. >> could the republicans give in on the tax cuts on the rich in this country if they
president obama and house speaker boehner are going on with negotiations. >> we had another week of massive trash-talking, are we closer or further away from getting a deal? >> they're not really talking right now. that's what's most incredible. there were speeches all week long. lot of ads on television. less than an hour of negotiations. one-hour phone call between to president obama and house speaker boehner. democrats say they're not going to move until the republicans say...
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. >> reporter: the republican contenders had a rough week. relentless attacks from the obama campaign about time in the private sector and questions from his fellow republicans about his tax returns. romney launched a new attack, but had to go all the way back to last friday from this statement from president obama. >> if you got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. the point is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our initiative, but also because we do things together. >> romney called it startling and the crowd loved it. >> to say something like that is not just foolishness, but it's insulting to every entrepreneur. >> reporter: the campaign slams romney for finances. >> tax havens, offshore accounts, carried interest. mitt romney used every trick in the book. what is mitt romney hiding? >> reporter: romney insists he will release two years of tax returns, but the pressure is building. even romney supporters say he should bite the bullet to move on. >> the advice i would give romney is who cares about yo
. >> reporter: the republican contenders had a rough week. relentless attacks from the obama campaign about time in the private sector and questions from his fellow republicans about his tax returns. romney launched a new attack, but had to go all the way back to last friday from this statement from president obama. >> if you got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. the point is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our initiative, but also...
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. >> back home president obama plans to get back on the fundraising trail. one of the president's top campaign aids took aim at mitt romney and re, mas he made while in london. he made his comments on abc this week. >> mitt romney wondered allowed whether london was ready for the olympics. the -- it is clear voters are wondering if mitt romney is ready for the world. i don't think the world is ready for mitt romney. jay many only -- >> many expect it to hinge on several states. they believe it will focus on wooing voters in colorado, florida, ohio, new hampshire, north carolina, virginia and perhaps pennsylvania. >>> the american red cross is sounding an alarm about a shortage of a blood supply. and there is a surprisg reason why. ryan owens explains. >> severe weather can knockout power, blow down trees and flood streets. but this year all of the summer storms hit something else, the nation's blood supply. the american red cross says the supply has dropped to the lowest level in 15 years. >> it really puts our community in a difficult situation. patients do
. >> back home president obama plans to get back on the fundraising trail. one of the president's top campaign aids took aim at mitt romney and re, mas he made while in london. he made his comments on abc this week. >> mitt romney wondered allowed whether london was ready for the olympics. the -- it is clear voters are wondering if mitt romney is ready for the world. i don't think the world is ready for mitt romney. jay many only -- >> many expect it to hinge on several...
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before president obama is set to visit the 6.8 magnitude quake collapsed homes, bridges and mines and also damaged ancient buddhist temples. at least 12 people were feared dead. >>> in italy, the city known for its canals is scrambling to soap cope with severe flooding. after days of heavy rain, central venice is 70% under water. people waded through streets as it peaked five feet above normal. in tuscany, flooding and mud slides forced 200 people from their homes. >>> and a destructive brush fire is burning out of control in southern australia. the flames ripped through at least seven homes as well as a number of sheds and cars. and koala was among the animals that managed to survive the fire. a man found it in the field and stopped to give it water. >>> veterans day with president obama marking the actual commemoration yesterday. the 11th day of the 11th month of the year. he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery, noting this is the first veterans day in a decade that u.s. troops are not fighting in iraq. >>> and with that, we take a look at weathe
before president obama is set to visit the 6.8 magnitude quake collapsed homes, bridges and mines and also damaged ancient buddhist temples. at least 12 people were feared dead. >>> in italy, the city known for its canals is scrambling to soap cope with severe flooding. after days of heavy rain, central venice is 70% under water. people waded through streets as it peaked five feet above normal. in tuscany, flooding and mud slides forced 200 people from their homes. >>> and a...
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so it is no surprise that that's exactly where president obama is campaigning this week. romney's schedule has not been announced burkts she trying to talk to a group in los angeles. but he is facing an uphill battle. four years ago, president obama won 67% of the hispanic vote. this year polls are indicating he could do even better. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> due to bad weather nasa postponed the final flight of the space shuttle endeavor for 24 hours. it will now be tuesday when the endeavor piggybacks the jumbo jet and flies for a brief stopover. the endeavor, the youngest of the shuttle fleet flew 25 missions and circled earth more than 4600 times. and three crew members from the international spacestation are back home tonight. they landed about two hours ago in kazakstan after spending more than four months in space. this is video from the so souz space capsule as they undocked from the spacestation. they have been in orbit since may. >>> british royals william and kate arrived on the solomon islands today after the drama over the publication of toples
so it is no surprise that that's exactly where president obama is campaigning this week. romney's schedule has not been announced burkts she trying to talk to a group in los angeles. but he is facing an uphill battle. four years ago, president obama won 67% of the hispanic vote. this year polls are indicating he could do even better. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> due to bad weather nasa postponed the final flight of the space shuttle endeavor for 24 hours. it will now be...
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president obama promised change. >> these tragedies must end. and to end them we must change. in the coming weeks i will use whatever power this office holds in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. >> funerals have been announced for seven of the 27 victims. the first two will be tomorrow. services all over the bay area honored the victims of the shooting. what local people are doing to remember the victims, and what you can do to make a difference. >>> out of the tragedy at sandy hooks elementary there is a story of survival. a little girl whose instincts told her to play dead when the gunman burst in the class m rue. she was the only one to make it out alive. >> she was student who ran out of the sandy hook school, six and a half years old. she ran out covered in blood from head to toe and the first words she said was, mommy, i'm okay, but all of my friends are dead. >> the little girl is already suffering survivor's guilt. we are learning more about the 20-year-old shooter. lilian kim spoke with adam lanza's former baby-sitter. lilian what have you learne
president obama promised change. >> these tragedies must end. and to end them we must change. in the coming weeks i will use whatever power this office holds in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. >> funerals have been announced for seven of the 27 victims. the first two will be tomorrow. services all over the bay area honored the victims of the shooting. what local people are doing to remember the victims, and what you can do to make a difference. >>>...
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that's also something we didn't see last week from president obama. but congressman ryan really held his own tonight, so i think they both did a very effective job. of course, like i said earlier, both sides are claiming victory. this is really setting up a narrative going into next week's debate between the president and mitt romney. >> draw probably is the best word, karen. do you think from your perspective, this changes the race in any significant way or is this some kind of a footnote? >> yeah, it's unlikely it will shake up this race in any major way. because vice-presidential debates don't usually do that. remember this is really all about the person at the top of the ticket, president obama/mitt romney. what this does do is give democrats a little bounce in their step. there were some very nervous democrats over last week who were so despondent over the president's performance, they didn't want to have to come out and see vice president biden lose. they would be 0-2. there are four debates. three weeks left till the election. they didn't want
that's also something we didn't see last week from president obama. but congressman ryan really held his own tonight, so i think they both did a very effective job. of course, like i said earlier, both sides are claiming victory. this is really setting up a narrative going into next week's debate between the president and mitt romney. >> draw probably is the best word, karen. do you think from your perspective, this changes the race in any significant way or is this some kind of a...
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george mentions the white house, the obama campaign getting ready. >> they are getting ready. president obama getting his first look at his running mate this morning. the full ticket he'll be running against. will this change his strategy? abc's david kerley is at the white house. david, paul ryan is no stranger to this administration. >> reporter: not at all. i want to start with the democratic rapid response team, which is very quick in responding to any news. they have been silent on this so far. the only thing we have heard, i have heard nothing from the white house. nothing from the campaign, even though i've asked them. the only person who has said something is bill burton, who used to work here at the white house. he's running the super pac for the president. he says that romney would have picked one of the only people who could have an impact in the race. but not for the way he wants. and really, you're right, bianna. paul ryan is already in the president's stump speech. he talks about how mr. romney wants to change medicare as we know it into a voucher program. that's
george mentions the white house, the obama campaign getting ready. >> they are getting ready. president obama getting his first look at his running mate this morning. the full ticket he'll be running against. will this change his strategy? abc's david kerley is at the white house. david, paul ryan is no stranger to this administration. >> reporter: not at all. i want to start with the democratic rapid response team, which is very quick in responding to any news. they have been...
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. >> assange was granted asylum last week by ecuador. the obama administration says assange is a matter for sweden, ecuador and britain to handle. >>> we are heading into the final week before the republican convention and tonight medicare is front and center once again. here is david curly. >> sources tell abc news that as of tonight they are planing to open their convention in tampa with mitt romney's partner, his wife, ann romney, who has been taking the mic more often. >> we are not going take it anymore. we are taking the white house back. >> ann romney was with her husband this sunday as they attended church in new hampshire. the current resident of the white house walked to church with his family. while they were all praying, their surrogates were talking about one thing. >> medicare. >> medicare. >> immediate do cake. why so muchch much chat? for the first time in a longtime, republicans have a hammer. the president's plan to use $700 billion from medicare to help pay for health carrie form. there was ryan with his mom in front o
. >> assange was granted asylum last week by ecuador. the obama administration says assange is a matter for sweden, ecuador and britain to handle. >>> we are heading into the final week before the republican convention and tonight medicare is front and center once again. here is david curly. >> sources tell abc news that as of tonight they are planing to open their convention in tampa with mitt romney's partner, his wife, ann romney, who has been taking the mic more often....
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but the tampa paper says obama. salt lake city, going for obama instead of romney. it's a close race as we get down to the last couple of weeks. >> david, thank you. >>> let's go to senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the bailey beast," john avlon. how likely is a repeat of the 2000 election? how damaging would it be for the country? >> it would be tough because of course it would compound all of the polarization that's in our politics right now. as we know, we've been there before. and this is premature. it is possible. it is still too soon to say. it's likely, but what we can't say for certain, is this is tight. this is a photo finish we're heading to. the poll's all over the place. and it's down to the key battleground states. >> not premature to talk about monday night's debates. it's striking how impactful the debate vts been this year. you can see the debate performances in the polls shortly thereafter. monday night's debate, is it likely to have as much impact, given it's a focus on foreign policy and we've had two of these things. >> as you said, this year,
but the tampa paper says obama. salt lake city, going for obama instead of romney. it's a close race as we get down to the last couple of weeks. >> david, thank you. >>> let's go to senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the bailey beast," john avlon. how likely is a repeat of the 2000 election? how damaging would it be for the country? >> it would be tough because of course it would compound all of the polarization that's in our politics right now. as we...
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after rejecting the obama administration proposal last week, house republicans offered an outline for $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction, mostly through spending cuts. and while president obama would not answer questions about the counterproposal -- >> no deal better than a bad deal, sir? >> reporter: -- a senior white house official assailed it as a step backward, saying if republicans do not agree to some higher rates for wealthier taxpayer, the nation will go over the cliff, and the american people will hold the republicans responsible. wall street remains optimistic a deal will be struck. so the lack of progress is not yet resulted in a market plunge. but some economists estimate that because of the uncertainty posed by the fiscal cliff, at least 200,000 fewer jobs have been created this year. the official deadline is december 31st at midnight when the ball drops in times square. the deadline is before that, a week from friday when the house of representatives is scheduled to go on vacation. in actuality there are fewer than 11 days before they need to work out a deal. jake tapper
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it was a very different atmosphere than the denver debate two weeks ago with president obama clearly on the offensive this time around. with just 20 days to go, believe it or not, all eyes will be on the third and final debate next monday, and for more on last night's showdown, we go to abc's karen travers. she's in hempstead, new york, with the latest. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. somebody certainly lit a fire under president obama, and it seemed that he really took all that criticism after the last debate to heart. he was very aggressive, challenging mitt romney, but mitt romney stuck to his guns. president obama came out swinging, but mitt romney showed he could take a punch and throw it right back. the contenders were combative. the president aggressively went after romney's economic plan, a stark contrast from their first showdown. >> he has a one-point plan, and that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules. >> reporter: and it was clear right from the start that romney's game plan was to keep the f
it was a very different atmosphere than the denver debate two weeks ago with president obama clearly on the offensive this time around. with just 20 days to go, believe it or not, all eyes will be on the third and final debate next monday, and for more on last night's showdown, we go to abc's karen travers. she's in hempstead, new york, with the latest. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. somebody certainly lit a fire under president obama, and it...
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, is that they don't have a plan of their own. >> reporter: president obama returned to washington for a last-minute push before leaving vacation in hawaii, he had separate phone conversations with congressional leaders. but it's not clear the talks helped. house republican leaders say they'll take action on whatever bill the senate can pass. but the senate must act first. brandi and muhammad? >> thank you. oh, to be a fly on the wall today in that meeting when it all happens. >> we've been talking all week about this going down to the deadline. i mean, we are right at that deadline. this is going to be a photo finish. i mean, if this was a race -- >> and if the house ends up adjourning, it usually takes 48 hours to be called back. so the timing is really key here. whatever happens today could be the deciding factor. >> a lot of it comes down to who is going to blink first. >> if either side even does. >>> also making headlines today, retired general norman schwarzcopf has died from pneumonia. known as stormin' norman, schwarzkopf commanded the u.s. led international coalition that dro
, is that they don't have a plan of their own. >> reporter: president obama returned to washington for a last-minute push before leaving vacation in hawaii, he had separate phone conversations with congressional leaders. but it's not clear the talks helped. house republican leaders say they'll take action on whatever bill the senate can pass. but the senate must act first. brandi and muhammad? >> thank you. oh, to be a fly on the wall today in that meeting when it all happens....
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in a week the race was back to where we were before the convention. most people think that's how it will be now. mitt romney may get a small boost. next week, the democrats steal the spotlight right back. all about them. what goes up, might come back down again. this is a very tight race. probably will stay within two points the next couple of weeks. >> i'm sure with all the coverage of isaac didn't help things as well, karen. crazy week all the way around. thank you to abc's karen travers live in tampa this morning. >> thank you, karen. >>> now to our other big story of the morning, isaac's soggy path. leaving at least three people dead. entire neighborhoods under water. the much-weakened storm is dumping heavy rain as it moves inland. flood watches and warnings posted across a large area. abc's matt gutman reports on the frantic effort to save people trapped by floods in louisiana. >> reporter: these are the desperate scenes playing out in louisiana. look at these faces, young, old, frightened, relieved as rescuers arrive. [ indiscernible ] >> repor
in a week the race was back to where we were before the convention. most people think that's how it will be now. mitt romney may get a small boost. next week, the democrats steal the spotlight right back. all about them. what goes up, might come back down again. this is a very tight race. probably will stay within two points the next couple of weeks. >> i'm sure with all the coverage of isaac didn't help things as well, karen. crazy week all the way around. thank you to abc's karen...
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. >>> put it farther south, new jersey residents got a visit from president obama. just days now before the election next week, the president put politics aside to tour the storm zone. >> there he was, side by side with governor chris christie, one of mitt romney's biggest supporters. more from abc's jake tapper. >> reporter: hurricane sandy has forced the president to cancel his appearance at seven campaign events. but he may have gotten something more valuable. >> you're going to be okay. everybody's safe, right? >> reporter: the opportunity to lead and be seen leading. with new jersey's republican governor chris christie at a shelter in bringhamtine, new jersey. >> hang in there. >> thank you. >> reporter: there is was a most public display of bipartisanship, a trait many undecided voters profess to love, one sorely lacking in washington, d.c. >> he has worked incredibly closely with me. i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern. >> governor christie throughout this process has been responsive. he has put his heart and soul into making sure tha
. >>> put it farther south, new jersey residents got a visit from president obama. just days now before the election next week, the president put politics aside to tour the storm zone. >> there he was, side by side with governor chris christie, one of mitt romney's biggest supporters. more from abc's jake tapper. >> reporter: hurricane sandy has forced the president to cancel his appearance at seven campaign events. but he may have gotten something more valuable. >>...
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and then secondly, i know again, narrative out of the election, folks of color got president obama in. but if you look at all the numbers that were trending in the president's direction, weeks, month, in november, his job approval rating was up. direction of the economy poll numbers were up, overall direction of the country was up, it's a bigger story than to say blacks, latinos single women looking for contraception got together to get the president in. part of it. a big parting of it. not the only part of it. for a party that need to bring people back in, there is a pretty divisive things. >> yeah, somewhat surprising. but they ran on that. we need to really limit the entitlement programs. i think that is going to be a challenge to rein those in to bring down the national debt as well. he is obviously looking at it as a numbers game. and he is a numbers guy. >> yeah, it's just after the 47% tape, i thought maybe the country learned some lessons about that. but i don't know, it's tough still. the aftermath is always divisive, i guess. >> you also have donors that just basically gave
and then secondly, i know again, narrative out of the election, folks of color got president obama in. but if you look at all the numbers that were trending in the president's direction, weeks, month, in november, his job approval rating was up. direction of the economy poll numbers were up, overall direction of the country was up, it's a bigger story than to say blacks, latinos single women looking for contraception got together to get the president in. part of it. a big parting of it. not the...
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he announced the government will launch a website this week aimed at reducing the number of americans claiming they have been awarded military medals when they have not. republican mitt romney will take his turn at the veterans of foreign wars convention today. he is expected to step up his claim that president obama is weakening the military and renew his criticism of current white house foreign policy. then he will set out on a six-day trip overseas, where he will visit england, poland and israel to put his foreign policy know-how on display. >>> in other news, joe paterno still has many fans on the penn state campus even after the school was hit with a severe punishment from the ncaa. students shopping at the university store were still buying the shirts celebrating paterno's football legacy. they say the punishment was simply too harsh. >> we didn't cheat at football. they shouldn't take our wins away. >> football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing and protecting young people. >> sound bite from the press conference yesterday. the ncaa erased 14 years of vict
he announced the government will launch a website this week aimed at reducing the number of americans claiming they have been awarded military medals when they have not. republican mitt romney will take his turn at the veterans of foreign wars convention today. he is expected to step up his claim that president obama is weakening the military and renew his criticism of current white house foreign policy. then he will set out on a six-day trip overseas, where he will visit england, poland and...
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he essentially had to go down for several days in the middle of the final week of the campaign. that's bad news if you're the challenger. and for president obama, it gave him a chance to do his day job, and that day job happens to be being the president. so he was able to appear in the disaster zone, able to marshal the resources, and show he was in control, have a commander in chief moment while mitt romney was struggling how to be a daent in a time of a national kaka as the trophy. >> and good favorability marks coming out after the storm for the president. >> indeed. we had almost eight in ten people saw the president's reaction to the storm favorably. those are astoundingly positive numbers, and you even had republicans, including the prominent republican chris christie, praising him for his efforts, so all around praise for the president. in reacting to this, he's able to look the part, and people seemed to react to what he was doing. >> well, let's talk about that reaction because we just learned that even mayor bloomberg has somewhat endorsed president obama, and as you j
he essentially had to go down for several days in the middle of the final week of the campaign. that's bad news if you're the challenger. and for president obama, it gave him a chance to do his day job, and that day job happens to be being the president. so he was able to appear in the disaster zone, able to marshal the resources, and show he was in control, have a commander in chief moment while mitt romney was struggling how to be a daent in a time of a national kaka as the trophy. >>...
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. >> reporter: manufacturers of the angry bird building sets in pennsylvania will later this week be visited by president obama as he makes hiss case for raising tax rates or wealthier americans as part of a larger deal with congress. and while the president's not trying to provoke anger necessarily, he is trying to drum up passions for his proposal, meeting with small business owners such as sks crop duster manufacturer david i kers. >> a lot of talk in the room about certainty. small business wants certainty, they can plan, strategically look at how we move forward. >> releasing videos from middle-class supporters, showing them pleading for their tax cuts to be extended. >> if you take away the $2,200 from the paycheck it will impact my family. >> reporter: while those for wealthier americans are allowed to expire. >> we will not solve it by creating villains. and drumming up outrage. >> reporter: republicans slammed for the president for outsourcing negotiations to treasury secretary tim geithner and members of his administration. >> rather than sitting down with lawmakers of both
. >> reporter: manufacturers of the angry bird building sets in pennsylvania will later this week be visited by president obama as he makes hiss case for raising tax rates or wealthier americans as part of a larger deal with congress. and while the president's not trying to provoke anger necessarily, he is trying to drum up passions for his proposal, meeting with small business owners such as sks crop duster manufacturer david i kers. >> a lot of talk in the room about certainty....
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final weeks? >> camp out in ohio. it's the one state mitt romney can't win without. it's the one state that president obama can deny a victory by winning. that is the key state to this election no matter how you cut it. interestingly the last couple weeks that have seen battleground state polls and national polls, tip towards mitt romney. ohio the stubborn case. mitt romney has stayed below 45%, 44%. president obama, 50% or higher continually there. that is the critical state in the election. >> critical yet again. all eyes on that state. new senior washington editor, rick klein. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you, guys. >>> now we turn to breaking news overnight as the search for a missing new jersey girl comes to a tragic end. the body of 12-year-old autumn pasqual has apparently been found in a recycling container not far from where she was last seen saturday. some 200 law enforcement personnel have been searching for the girl since her disappearance. an autopsy expected to be perfo
final weeks? >> camp out in ohio. it's the one state mitt romney can't win without. it's the one state that president obama can deny a victory by winning. that is the key state to this election no matter how you cut it. interestingly the last couple weeks that have seen battleground state polls and national polls, tip towards mitt romney. ohio the stubborn case. mitt romney has stayed below 45%, 44%. president obama, 50% or higher continually there. that is the critical state in the...
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the obama campaign is also trying to keep that in the news with this new ad. >> mitt romney taking on our >> mt.t romney taking on our >> republicans say the president's campaign is showing signs of de >> these are tough times with real serious issues, so you have to scratch your head when the president spends the last week talking about saving big bird. >> election day, weeks away, getting a solid read on where the race stands is not easy. a new center taken after the dee, the president's acknodged wasn't on his a-game at the showdown. >> after the debate i had a bunch of folks come up and say, don't be so polite, don't be so nice. >> but his campaign insists his performance didn't change the fundamentals of the race. >> what was being presented wasn't leadership -- that's salesmanship. >> the narrowing polls are making some democrats nervous. so the pressure is on vice president biden in his debate tomorrow night against paul ryan. republicans say paul ryan will be ready for battle. rob and sunny, back to you. >> karen, thanks a lot. tomorrow the candidates for vice president who wi
the obama campaign is also trying to keep that in the news with this new ad. >> mitt romney taking on our >> mt.t romney taking on our >> republicans say the president's campaign is showing signs of de >> these are tough times with real serious issues, so you have to scratch your head when the president spends the last week talking about saving big bird. >> election day, weeks away, getting a solid read on where the race stands is not easy. a new center taken after...
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. >>> in the final weeks leading up to today, election day, first lady michelle obama and ann romney have higher approval ratings than their husbands. that's no surprise. >> no kidding. they're not the ones elected. that's a bogus number. exhausted and emotional, in the final hours, both relied heavily on the candidates' wives. abc's sharyn alfonsi reports on their workload. >> reporter: for michelle obama and ann romney, it is the end of a long grueling road. >> it's an emotional day for me because i wish i could tell you what i've learned. >> reporter: they've been there every step of the way from the photo-ops -- >> may i introduce to you. >> reporter: -- to the stump speeches. >> this is our time. >> reporter: -- to the conventions. >> michelle, i love you so much. what a lucky man i am. >> ann would have succeeded at anything she wanted to do. >> reporter: both women displaying equal parts charm. >> i love you so much. >> reporter: and steely endurance. >> we have been in so many of your communities. >> reporter: michelle obama's been a key fund raiser campaigning at 191 events.
. >>> in the final weeks leading up to today, election day, first lady michelle obama and ann romney have higher approval ratings than their husbands. that's no surprise. >> no kidding. they're not the ones elected. that's a bogus number. exhausted and emotional, in the final hours, both relied heavily on the candidates' wives. abc's sharyn alfonsi reports on their workload. >> reporter: for michelle obama and ann romney, it is the end of a long grueling road. >> it's...
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debate coming with three weeks until election day. abc's jake tapper has a preview. >> reporter: a glimpse of president obama in a rare break from marathon debate prep. >> i brought some food! >> reporter: he emerged briefly to offer an upbeat status report. >> it is going great. >> reporter: a far cry from the grim attitude two weeks ago.&-p. >> basically keeping me indoors all the time. it's drag. >> reporter: and that was followed by a performance that conveyed he thought the debate was a drag, a performance whose toll seems clear. a "usa today" gallup poll has obama trailing in battleground states. 46% to mitt romney's 51%. hunkered down at the king's mill report in historic williamsburg, virginia, the president knows he needs to show voters he is ready to fight for his job. >> nobody is a harsher critic than the president himself. he viewed the tape. i think he's going to make some adjustments on tuesday. >> reporter: the president has been holding mock debates on a set like the one at hofstra university, long island, new york. w
debate coming with three weeks until election day. abc's jake tapper has a preview. >> reporter: a glimpse of president obama in a rare break from marathon debate prep. >> i brought some food! >> reporter: he emerged briefly to offer an upbeat status report. >> it is going great. >> reporter: a far cry from the grim attitude two weeks ago.&-p. >> basically keeping me indoors all the time. it's drag. >> reporter: and that was followed by a...
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have my back in a crisis it would be barack obama. he's been so amazing. you know, so kind, such a leader, a true inspiration. again, i will be a good soldier. i will vote for romney. but i am going to hate it. >> i am actually late for work right now. it is about two hours. >> the lines were just all in shambles. it was crazy. >> why are you upset? >> i really, really want to vote. >> yeah, why can't you vote? >> because i am not 18 years old. >> i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you've made me a better president. and with your stories and your struggles, i return to the white house more determine and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead. [ cheers and applause ] >> i so wish i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction. but the nation chose another leader, so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and this great nation. >> it started to get cold. people are in homes that are uninhabitable. it is going to become increasi
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president ever that along with other -- unemployment rate is hanging over the democratic convention this week. and we heard personal from the first lady. as we get deeper into the election, from obama himself, we need toúj hear more about how are you going forward going to get us out of the financial mess. key question. >> need a little more meat and michelle n speech. people need to know, how, what? >> the wives are never there for meat a ann romney wasn't there for meat and potatoes. i love you women! that's not meat and potatoe policy later in the week we will see. >> looking forward to hearing from bill clinton tonight. >> i love you, america. good to be back. >> good impression of him, too. rob has so many talents. >>> moving on now to the jerry sandusky sexual abuse case and the legal costs for penn state university. lhe school spent nearly $1cf1 3 million of that gone to firms for internal investigations, and crisis communications. and nearly $4 million went to legal services and defense expenses. the numbers will go higher, the school is facing lawsuits from sandusky's accusers. >>>
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president obama travels to asia later this week with historic visits in myanmar and cambodia as well as thailand. >>> in the middle east, growing concerns that israel is being drawn into the syrian civil war. the israeli military says its tank scored a direct hit on a mobile artillery launcher after a stray mortar fell into the golan heights. the syrian conflict, it has already spilled over into turkey, jordan, and neighboring lebanon. >>> there is a mystery this morning surrounding tech pioneer, john mcafee. police are hunting for him. the multimillionaire, macafee, lives in the central american country of belize where his next-door neighbor has been found shot to death. police describe 67-year-old macafee as a person of interest in the case. >>> three children are among five family members who have been found dead inside a toledo, ohio, garage. police believe it is a case of murder/suicide. all five apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning from truck exhaust piped in through hoses. police say there was a custody battle over the children, ages 10, 6, 5. they had been in the care
president obama travels to asia later this week with historic visits in myanmar and cambodia as well as thailand. >>> in the middle east, growing concerns that israel is being drawn into the syrian civil war. the israeli military says its tank scored a direct hit on a mobile artillery launcher after a stray mortar fell into the golan heights. the syrian conflict, it has already spilled over into turkey, jordan, and neighboring lebanon. >>> there is a mystery this morning...
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insight into the obama victory this week. >>> also speaking of the president, there were lots of happy people, of course, celebrating his re-election in kenya, and they incruded an elderly family member. our correspondent went there for a firsthand look. >>> and some political notes skinny-style. an odd couple indeed, roseanne barr and a man now being called america's happy warrior, vice president joe biden. there are reasons they are being talked about this morning. >>> but first, more than 50,000 customers who had just gotten their power back have lost it again as the nor'easter tore through the area. >> airlines have canceled at least 1,300 flights in and out of the new york metro area. and road travel overnight is treacherous. abc's ginger zee in one of the hardest hit neighborhoods. >> reporter: in the battered rockaways, a freshly frosted mess. heavy snow falling atop hurricane sandy's destruction, it's a disaster layered on a disaster. new york and new jersey had just dried off after being inundated by that superstorm. and now all across the northeast, the wintry storm is droppi
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don't miss abc's this week with george stephanopoulos at 8:00 right hearby on abc7. and stay with us for complete election results tuesday. get realtime results on abc7news.com the moment the polls close. and we will have live updates all night lining at facebook.com/abc7news and through twitter @abc7 news bay area. two police officers killed while trying to search for a missing child. >> it is sad. >> a hit-and-run victim shares her story while the search is still on for the driver. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. >> new this morning, tragedy in atlanta as the city mourns the loss of two police officers killed late last night in a helicopter crash while searching
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president obama told bloomberg tv a deal is possible, but -- >> unfortunately the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. >> reporter: that plan sent to the white house offers a total of $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. that includes $1.2 trillion in spending cuts and $800 billion in new tax revenue, but here's the key. no rate increases in the top 2% of taxpayers. that's non-negotiable for president obama. >> we're not going to be able to got a deal without it. >> reporter: the white house says the republicans' math just doesn't add up. >> it's magic beans and fairy dust. >> reporter: negotiations have reached a stalemate. >> there's nothing going on privately that is not going on publicly. >> reporter: there is no plan at this time for congressional leaders to meet with the president at the white house, and it doesn't sound like he's sending out invitations any time soon. >> i don't think that the issue right now has to do with sitting in a room. >> reporter: earlier, the president met with the bipartisan group of governors. >> we understand th
president obama told bloomberg tv a deal is possible, but -- >> unfortunately the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. >> reporter: that plan sent to the white house offers a total of $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. that includes $1.2 trillion in spending cuts and $800 billion in new tax revenue, but here's the key. no rate increases in the top 2% of taxpayers. that's non-negotiable for president obama. >> we're not going to be able to...
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but espn's michael wallbon said he see s the lockout lasting weeks not days. >> the ratings keep going up and popularity of the league is not threatened. so i'm not sure they care as much as the people who were going crazy monday night. >> a wisconsin eye doctor, love this, now offering the refs free lasik surgery to improve their vision, surgery that costs roughly around $3,000. >> i don't get it here too. if you look at the background, some of these replacement refs, they're not qualified to officiate an nfl game. not at the pace of, you know, pro sports compared to collegiate, high school, some of the guys are, you know, that's what their background is in. but nothing kind of -- i spoke to the moment, one photo, one saying touchdown. ref to the left saying no it's not. that to me says it all about how the officiating has gone in the nfl this season. they have got to step in get it done. >> but you know what? you can't blame the replacement refs. they're put in a lose/lose situation. they're put in a bad situation. they're not prepared for the speed of the game. now the nflpa players
but espn's michael wallbon said he see s the lockout lasting weeks not days. >> the ratings keep going up and popularity of the league is not threatened. so i'm not sure they care as much as the people who were going crazy monday night. >> a wisconsin eye doctor, love this, now offering the refs free lasik surgery to improve their vision, surgery that costs roughly around $3,000. >> i don't get it here too. if you look at the background, some of these replacement refs, they're...
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president obama has had his say about the romney tape in an interview with david lett with his comments about 47% of americans. >> one of the things i learned as president, you represent the entire country. and when i meet republicans as i'm traveling around the country, you know, they're hard-working family people who care deeply about this country, and my exec tigs is that if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some. >> now the president acknowledged his own 2008 campaign gaffe caught on tape talking about voters clinging to their guns and religion. remember that one? he told letterman he quickly apologized for that mistake. that was, clearly a different comment. the same kind of gaffe where everybody went, did he just say pdit sacf1 ly. we'll see how romney makes out. >> what's fascinating to me, that james carter iv grandson of the former president and political researcher, he just found the snippet of the video on the internet, and then he put "mother jones" in touch with the video source. of course, he told msnbc it would be fair to assume the
president obama has had his say about the romney tape in an interview with david lett with his comments about 47% of americans. >> one of the things i learned as president, you represent the entire country. and when i meet republicans as i'm traveling around the country, you know, they're hard-working family people who care deeply about this country, and my exec tigs is that if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some. >> now the president...
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is less than a week away. and sandy has blown both candidates off course. here is jonathan karl. >> reporter: mitt romney transformed the planned ohio rally into a bid to support relief efforts. >> we won't be able to solve all the problems with our efforts this morning. one of the things i learned in life is you make the difference you can. >> reporter: it has all the trappings of a traditional campaign event, stage, big american flag, campaign music, lots of romney supporters. but you also have over here canned goods and supplies that people have brought for victims of the storm. the storm put romney in a bind. while the president can lead relief efforts -- >> this is something heartbreaking for the nation. >> reporter: there's not much for romney to do beyond encouraging supporters to pitch in. with fema working overtime, democrats are hammering him for what he said at a debate when asked if some of fema's responsibilities should be turned over to the states. >> absolutely. any time you have an occasion to
is less than a week away. and sandy has blown both candidates off course. here is jonathan karl. >> reporter: mitt romney transformed the planned ohio rally into a bid to support relief efforts. >> we won't be able to solve all the problems with our efforts this morning. one of the things i learned in life is you make the difference you can. >> reporter: it has all the trappings of a traditional campaign event, stage, big american flag, campaign music, lots of romney...
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speaking to diane sawyer, president obama conceded that he did poorly in last week's debate. asked if it was possible he had handed the election to romney, the president replied "no." >>> breaking news this morning in the search for a 10-year-old girl who vanished on her way to schooler in denver. a body has been found. remains were discovered in arvada, colorado, just miles from jessica's home. sources tell abc news, it is believed to be jessica. it could take a while to make a positive identification. hours earlier, police announced jessica's parents were not suspects. >> i want to come out today and tell you that at this point in the investigation after thoroughly looking at the parents, we're confident that they are not involved in the disappearance of jessica ridgeway. the focus shifts to an unknown suspect as we think she was abducted. >> there was a big delay in reporting jessica's disappearance. her mother works overnight and was sleeping when the school left a voice mail saying jessica didn't show up. police were called eight hours later after her mother retrieved th
speaking to diane sawyer, president obama conceded that he did poorly in last week's debate. asked if it was possible he had handed the election to romney, the president replied "no." >>> breaking news this morning in the search for a 10-year-old girl who vanished on her way to schooler in denver. a body has been found. remains were discovered in arvada, colorado, just miles from jessica's home. sources tell abc news, it is believed to be jessica. it could take a while to...
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, the main man for this week. he didn't do that tonight. there was one great line we didn't mention in our piece. he said, president obama has ability to reach out across the eel to reach out to rivals. he said, look, he appointed people to his cabinet that supported hillary clinton in the primaries. he said, heck, he even appointed hillary clinton to his cabinet. the crowd went nuts. hillary clinton is not here, she's traveling abroad. they all loved it. bet you could hear the cheering over there in asia. >> bill clinton made the point about republican obstructionism in congress, as another factor, when he made his whole point about bipartisanship. also he had to tackle the big issue of whether the americans and the country are better off than four years ago. how did he delve into that last night? >> rob, he asked that question directly. before he answered it, he let the crowd answer it. everybody started cheering. are you better off today than four years ago? they went nuts. a resounding yes. he went through bul
, the main man for this week. he didn't do that tonight. there was one great line we didn't mention in our piece. he said, president obama has ability to reach out across the eel to reach out to rivals. he said, look, he appointed people to his cabinet that supported hillary clinton in the primaries. he said, heck, he even appointed hillary clinton to his cabinet. the crowd went nuts. hillary clinton is not here, she's traveling abroad. they all loved it. bet you could hear the cheering over...
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. >> reporter: it came after calls from the obama campaign for romney to release more of his tax returns. when he sat down with romney he had reiterated his stance. two years of returns, that's it. within two weeks later another reporter calls following up. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the governor saying this -- >> i did go back and look at my taxes. over the past ten years i never paid less than 13%. >> reporter: governor romney took on the bold assertion from senator harry reid saying a source told him romney didn't pay taxes for ten years. >> i paid taxes every single year. harry reid's charge is totally false. >> reporter: we called senator harry reid's office. we were told he is on vacation. when you hear governor romney, i'm waiting for harry to put up who it was, are you going to reveal the source? >> we have no intention of doing that, no. >> reporter: republicans blasting harry reid for the claim. his office telling me they have no plans of revealing that source. when it comes to romney's comments, they said "we'll believe it when we see it," the returns. the obama campaign addin
. >> reporter: it came after calls from the obama campaign for romney to release more of his tax returns. when he sat down with romney he had reiterated his stance. two years of returns, that's it. within two weeks later another reporter calls following up. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the governor saying this -- >> i did go back and look at my taxes. over the past ten years i never paid less than 13%. >> reporter: governor romney took on the bold assertion from senator...
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officially six weeks until election day. yesterday, mitt romney was stumping in colorado while president obama stopped by "the view." don't call it a reset, but this week, mitt romney will be aggressively storming the campaign trail. >> we're going to get this country on the right track to do what needs to be done. >> reporter: he continued his swing through colorado, the state president obama won in 2008, but is in a dead heat six weeks out from election day. in an interview with abc news, romney said voters have an important choice. >> my job is to present in as clear a manner as i can my view of how to get this economy going and contrast it with the view of a president who is a status quo economic model president. >> reporter: today romney kicks off a bus tour in battleground ohio. this is the last full week of campaigning, before the presidential debates begin and take over the candidates' attention. president obama was off the campaign trail in new york for the annual united nations general assembly. but he stopped by a
officially six weeks until election day. yesterday, mitt romney was stumping in colorado while president obama stopped by "the view." don't call it a reset, but this week, mitt romney will be aggressively storming the campaign trail. >> we're going to get this country on the right track to do what needs to be done. >> reporter: he continued his swing through colorado, the state president obama won in 2008, but is in a dead heat six weeks out from election day. in an...
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he didn't use the word gun once, but president obama promised action. >> in the coming weeks, i'll use whatever power this office holds in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. >> reporter: asked what exactly the president will do, his spokesman didn't provide specifics. >> no single piece of legislation, no single action will fully address the problem. >> reporter: there are an estimated 200 million plus guns in circulation in this country. unless you have a felony conviction or are deemed mentally incompetent by a court, you can get one. but could the newtown tragedy be a turning point? a new abc news/"washington post" poll found that 54% of americans favor stricter gun control laws in general. and a majority say the tragedy in newtown indicates broader problems in american society. rather than the isolated act of a troubled individual. west virginia democrat joe manchin said it's time to rethink our laws. >> i don't know anybody that needs 30 rounds in a clip to go hunting. >> reporter: and one republican lawmaker said if the sandy hook principal had been armed, sh
he didn't use the word gun once, but president obama promised action. >> in the coming weeks, i'll use whatever power this office holds in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. >> reporter: asked what exactly the president will do, his spokesman didn't provide specifics. >> no single piece of legislation, no single action will fully address the problem. >> reporter: there are an estimated 200 million plus guns in circulation in this country. unless you...
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but the obama campaign, of course, is very eager to keep his comments front and center. mitt romney said that despite what voters may have heard this week, he hasn't written off half of americans. still trying to do damage control for the leaked video, the republican contender vowed at a univision forum in miami that he will be a president for all americans. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. and i am concerned about them. i am concerned about the fact that over the past four years, life has become harder for americans. >> reporter: it's been a rough couple weeks for the romney campaign. >> they have to stop being hostage to their own mistakes. >> reporter: but a bright spot for republicans, two new national polls out show the race still in a dead heat. >> they're heartened by the national poll numbers which show them just a point behind president obama. >> reporter: but the presidential race will be won or lost in a handful of battleground states where the candidates are focusing all of their attention. according to new polls out, the president leads in three
but the obama campaign, of course, is very eager to keep his comments front and center. mitt romney said that despite what voters may have heard this week, he hasn't written off half of americans. still trying to do damage control for the leaked video, the republican contender vowed at a univision forum in miami that he will be a president for all americans. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. and i am concerned about them. i am concerned about the fact that over the past four...
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it shows president obama's lighter side. he's dealt with so many tragedies during this week and just during his presidency. we have an intimate photograph taken by a white house photographer, pete susa, showing the president just joking around with one of his staffer's children. he turns the corner and confronts spiderman and then pretends to be ensnared by a web. i just think that's wonderful. it shows that he's a dad. >> it's always good to see presidents in a humanizing context. they're still regular men doing their thing. certainly you're much kinder to the president today than you were to the first lay did yesterday. just saying. >> that was a flattering photo. >> look online and you'll see what we're talking about. >>> apparently, the world is ending tomorrow. the mayan calendar. nasa is getting 200 calls a day. calls and e-mails coming in. >> why call nasa? >> they have posted this video, already posted in early preparation of the world not ending to calm people down. take a listen to nasa's video calming folks down.
it shows president obama's lighter side. he's dealt with so many tragedies during this week and just during his presidency. we have an intimate photograph taken by a white house photographer, pete susa, showing the president just joking around with one of his staffer's children. he turns the corner and confronts spiderman and then pretends to be ensnared by a web. i just think that's wonderful. it shows that he's a dad. >> it's always good to see presidents in a humanizing context....